PLATFORM : Awash in Filth The ocean off Southern California, our rivers, creeks and beaches are often too filthy for people to use . STEVEN H. MULLEN of Culver City, a 45-year resident of Southern California, believes that this would not be the case if the authorities were doing their jobs. He told The Times: and

Few Try 3M's 3 Rs of Idea Development MICHAEL SCHRAGE, Michael Schrage is a writer, consultant and research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He writes this column independently for The Times